Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) - HBW 13, p. 296
French: Souimanga asiatique
German: Purpurnektarvogel
Spanish: Suimanga Asiático
Taxonomy: Certhia asiatica Latham, 1790, Gurgaon, Haryana, north India.
Genus often subsumed in Nectarinia. Has sometimes been considered to be part of a superspecies that also includes C. bouvieri, C. osea, C. oustaleti and C. talatala. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- brevirostris (Blanford, 1873) - E Arabian Peninsula (N United Arab Emirates, N & C Oman), and SE Iran, E Afghanistan, Pakistan and W India (W Rajasthan and W Gujarat).
- asiaticus (Latham, 1790) - India (except W & E ), Nepal and Sri Lanka.
- intermedius (Hume, 1870) - E India (Assam S to Orissa and N Andra Pradesh) and Bangladesh E to Myanmar, S China (S Yunnan) and Indochina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male feeding on nectar. Locality Mount Abu, Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 19 February 2011 20 weeks ago 30 sec 4.7 -
A male perched on a flower, feeding once and flying away. Locality Mount Abu, Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 19 February 2011 20 weeks ago 24 sec 4.3 -
A male feeding the chicks, in M.P.Shah Cancer Hospital. Locality Haripura, Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India
Bankim Desai 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 24 sec 4.3 -
A male in eclipse plumage perched in a tree, singing. Locality Moti Virani, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2011 29 weeks ago 23 sec 4 -
A male moving and feeding on flowers. Locality Mount Abu, Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India (ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 19 February 2011 20 weeks ago 19 sec 3.8 -
A female on a branch, defecating and flying away. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp asiaticus)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 47 sec 3.7
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A male moulting.
Locality Al Safa Park, Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates (ssp brevirostris)
Fran Trabalon 2 January 2010 1 year ago 4.7 -
A tiny dark purple bird with a small tail and a curved bill (diagnostic).
Locality Daly College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Raghuvanshi Rajesh 8 August 2011 32 weeks ago 4.5 -
A male in breeding plumage
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 3 December 2011 25 weeks ago 4.4 -
These small birds (sun-birds as per my info) are common in these parts and can be located in pairs. There is a variety with purp
Locality Yavatmal, Yavatmal District, Maharashtra, India
Jayant Atrey 12 February 2012 15 weeks ago 4.1 -
Male, breeding plumage.
Locality Bundala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (ssp asiaticus)
Fran Trabalon 6 January 2012 11 weeks ago 4.1 -
Purple sunbird male transiting into breeding season beginning December - Stage II.
Locality Bhilai, Durg District, Chhatisgarh, India
anurag3069 11 October 2011 18 weeks ago 4
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A male singing. Locality Moti Virani, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
(ssp brevirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 16 February 2011 28 weeks ago 4 -
Calls of male while feeding Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 May 2006 2 years ago 4 -
Alarm calls by male Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 May 2005 2 years ago 4 -
Calls of male, female and chick Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2006 2 years ago 4 -
Song Locality Munnar, Kerala, India
(ssp asiaticus)
Stuart Fisher 12 February 2006 2 years ago 4 -
Calls Locality Kumarakom, Kerala, India
(ssp asiaticus)
Stuart Fisher 10 February 2006 2 years ago 3.5
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